ACTOR

Glenn Howerton

1976 - Today

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Glenn Franklin Howerton III (born April 13, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Dennis Reynolds on the long-running sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present) on FX/FXX, a series he co-developed with Rob McElhenney, and on which he serves as an executive producer and writer. On film, he is best known for his portrayal of Jim Balsillie in the Canadian film BlackBerry (2023), for which he received widespread critical acclaim. His other notable performances on television include Corey Howard in That '80s Show (2002), Cliff Gilbert on Fox's The Mindy Project (2012–2017), Don Chumph on the first season of FX's Fargo (2014) and Jack Griffin, the lead role on NBC's A.P. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glenn Howerton has received more than 8,345,104 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Howerton is the 11,511th most popular actor (down from 10,759th in 2019), the 2,524th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,442nd in 2019) and the 335th most popular Japanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Glenn Howerton ranks 11,511 out of 13,578. Before him are Karan Brar, Chandler Canterbury, Adam Hicks, Nina Siemaszko, Cameron Bright, and Lloyd Sherr. After him are Hannah Ware, Sota Fukushi, Tom Hughes, Sprague Grayden, Jeff Anderson, and Jung Chae-yeon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Glenn Howerton ranks 758. Before him are Fabrizio Donato, Anneli Ott, Paraskevas Antzas, Nazmi Avluca, Reza Enayati, and Lee Baxter. After him are Atsushi Yoneyama, Georgi Ivanov, Katalin Kovács, Justine Waddell, Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov, and Dedimar.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Glenn Howerton ranks 2,524 out of 6,245. Before him are Kosuke Ota (1987), Kwon Ri-se (1991), Uta Abe (2000), Aya Sameshima (1987), Kaoru Asano (1973), and Yuki Soma (1997). After him are Naohiro Ishikawa (1981), Sota Fukushi (1993), Yoshiteru Yamashita (1977), Kana Nishino (1989), Atsushi Yoneyama (1976), and Takahiro Shimotaira (1971).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Glenn Howerton ranks 335. Before him are Soma Saito (1991), Kanae Itō (1986), Ami Suzuki (1982), Haru Kuroki (1990), Yumi Uchiyama (1987), and Ayumi Fujimura (1982). After him are Sota Fukushi (1993), Eleanor Matsuura (1983), Mika Kikuchi (1983), Aimi (1991), Tomomi Itano (1991), and Suzu Hirose (1998).

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Television and Movie Roles

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Dennis Reynolds
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.
8.3 / 10
Crank
Doctor
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.
Aug 31o 20066.6 / 10
The Strangers
Mike
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
May 29o 20086.113 / 10